Production

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September 29, 2025
bp has reached a final investment decision on the $5 billion Tiber-Guadalupe development, advancing its second new production hub in the U.S. Gulf of America/Gulf of Mexico in less than two years.
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September 23, 2025
TechnipFMC has secured a significant subsea production systems contract with Petrobras, valued between $75–$250 million. The award covers new offshore developments, brownfield expansions, and revitalizations in Brazil, with all systems manufactured locally.
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September 22, 2025
ExxonMobil has approved the $6.8 billion Hammerhead development offshore Guyana, marking its seventh project in the Stabroek block. The development will add 150,000 bopd starting in 2029, boosting total block capacity to 1.5 million bopd.
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September 22, 2025
BW Offshore has achieved first gas on the BW Opal FPSO at Santos’ Barossa LNG project offshore Australia. The FPSO, designed to process 850 MMscf/d of gas and 11,000 bpd of condensate, marks a key milestone ahead of full operations under its 15-year charter.
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September 18, 2025
IMI has successfully delivered what are believed to be the largest production choke valves ever manufactured to a landmark unmanned processing platform in the North Sea. 
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September 12, 2025
ABS has granted approval in principle (AIP) to SBM Offshore for its pioneering Blue Ammonia floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) concept, advancing offshore gas conversion and decarbonized fuel production.
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August 2025
The Mero-3 FPSO is among the largest deepwater oil production vessels, using advanced technology and engineering to boost oil recovery, cut emissions and improve efficiency in Brazil's Santos basin. Siemens Energy supplied topside modules, power generation, compression and electrical systems, showcasing the importance of FPSOs in global energy and sustainability efforts.
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August 21, 2025
MedcoEnergi has received approval from the Government of Thailand for an extension of the production period for the Bualuang Oil Field (Block B8/38) in the Gulf of Thailand.
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August 20, 2025
Strohm has won a contract to supply four TCP Jumpers for installation in a deepwater field offshore Malaysia. The end customer is a major Southeast Asian operator with international exploration projects.
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August 20, 2025
Norway’s monthly oil production jumped to the highest in over a decade last month, following the ramp-up of Equinor’s new Johan Castberg field in the Barents Sea.
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August 18, 2025
Brazilian oil company Prio said Monday that the local regulator, ANP, has mandated a production halt at the Peregrino FPSO due to necessary improvements in risk management documentation and adjustments to the deluge system, according to a Reuters report.
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August 14, 2025
Azule Energy, a joint venture between bp and Eni, is fast-tracking its Namibia oil operations as it competes with companies including TotalEnergies SE to be among the first to produce crude in one of the world’s newest hotspots.
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August 11, 2025
Lime Petroleum AS (LPA) has published a production update on the Brage and Yme fields, located in the Norwegian North Sea. According to LPA, for the full month of July 2025, production at the Brage and Yme Fields combined was 11,941 boed.
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August 11, 2025
Tampnet has deployed a Private Multi-Access Edge Compute (PMEC) with 4G/5G capabilities on Vår Energi’s Jotun FPSO, the first installation of its kind on a floating production storage and offloading unit (FPSO).
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August 08, 2025
ExxonMobil Guyana has started production at Yellowtail, the fourth oil development in Guyana’s offshore Stabroek block. Yellowtail’s ONE GUYANA FPSO brings total installed capacity in Guyana to above 900,000 bopd. 
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August 05, 2025
Perenco Brazil has completed its acquisition of the Cherne and Bagre concessions from Petrobras. The acquisition includes two fixed platforms previously hibernated and scheduled for decommissioning by Petrobras. Perenco is targeting 15,000 bpd mid-term production from the concessions.
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August 04, 2025
bp has successfully started up its Argos Southwest Extension project, the first in a series of new projects planned in the Gulf of America/Gulf of Mexico over the next five years. The project adds 20,000 boed of production at the existing Argos platform.
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July 31, 2025
The review comes as Namibia pursues first oil production from its Orange Basin discoveries by 2029 and is geared towards strengthening the competitiveness of investing in the country’s upstream petroleum sector.
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July 25, 2025
Thailand's PTTEP has signed an agreement to buy 100% of shares of Hess International Oil Corporation, which holds a 50% participating interest in the offshore natural gas Block A-18 of the Malaysia–Thailand Joint Development Area (MTJDA).
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July 23, 2025
TotalEnergies has announced the start of production from the BEGONIA and CLOV Phase 3 offshore Angola projects, which together will add a total of 60,000 bpd of new production.
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July 16, 2025
Seatrium Limited has announced the impending delivery of the P-78, the first of a series of turnkey FPSOs to Brazil’s Petrobras. Upon delivery, the P-78 will be deployed in Brazil’s prolific Buzios field, the largest global deepwater oil field.
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